Gregath’s past President, Fredrea Cook, is ready to present her newest work – available now for preorder: The books, available individually or economically as a set, deal with many facets of the early history and genealogy of Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The volumes comprise the entire WPA interviews conducted within Ottawa County. The reproduction of these oral histories provides a wonderful glimpse into the lives of those who came before. The books are slated to be ready to ship late next week. Click here to go to PayPal shopping cart.

Some may feel this is logical, but our staff is surprised how many people don’t do this: Be sure that you have at least one online presence dedicated to your book. This can be a traditional traditional web site, dedicated blog, or social networking account (profile, page, group, etc.). If you have more than one static presence, it is good to interconnect them.

We are happy to announce that we now carry three books from Nancy Lee Waters:

Family Diversity, The Oler Family of Maryland with Allied Families Colley, Kennedy, Mason and Smith, by Nancy Lee Waters. 468 pages, hardbound book, indexed, bibliography and end notes, photos, includes 640 surnames. The ancestry of Charles Edward Oler back to his great, great grandfather, Philip Oler as well as the history of his great grandmother, Charlotta Colley and her Welsh heritage. The Kennedy’s are documented from his grandmother, Catherine Kennedy. back to Ireland. His mother’s Smith and Mason families are also included. AD2477-$49.99 |Click here for a PDF file containing searchable partial name extract

Family Diversity, The Lauer, Borgmeiere, Bauer Families and the MacCubbin’s, by Nancy Lee Waters. 428 pages, hardbound book, indexed, photos, includes over 600 surnames. The ancestry of William Edward Lauer back to his 5th great grandfather, Nicolaus Lauer, born about 1665 in Stürzenhard, Germany. Nicolaus was the great grandfather of Simon Lauer, who immigrated to Baltimore, Maryland in 1852. The Borgmeier, Bauer, and Würz families are also documented back to their German homeland. The MacCubbin family is followed from the immigrant, John MacCubbin, through his son, William, to Mary Susanna MacCubbin Lauer. AD2476-$49.99 |Click here for a PDF file containing searchable partial name extract, reviews and more

Family Diversity, The Huhn, Pestorf, and Steck Families, by Nancy Lee Waters. 8.5×11″, 182 pages, hardbound book, indexed, bibliography and end notes, 39 photos, includes over 200 surnames. documents the emigration of the Huhn family from Asbach, Germany, the Pestorf family from Germany, and the Steck family from Neckargerach, Germany. These families settled in Baltimore, Maryland where many of their descendants still live today. AD2478-$19.99 |Click here for a PDF file containing searchable partial name extract

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